The Pope County Quorum Court used its first meeting of the year Thursday night to organize itself.

"This is to set up how you want your meetings for the next two years," County Judge Jim Ed Gibson told the court.

The court voted to keep the full court meeting on the first Thursday of the month, but changed the meeting time to 6 p.m., and the budget committee will still be held on the Tuesday prior, but the time changed to 6 p.m. as well.

Justice of the Peace Edwin Shinn was re-appointed as the court's voting representative for the Association of Arkansas Counties.

"He's doing a real good job and anyone else can go [to the group's meetings] if they want to," Justice Nell Warren said when she nominated Shinn.

New justices of the peace David Rollans, Tom McMillen, Shirley Chisum and Bill Jones introduced themselves. New Justice Sharon France was absent.

Gibson distributed committee assignments and notified all court members they would serve on the budget committee.